Tex Gibbons
{{Short description|American basketball player (1907–1984)}}
: For other persons named John Gibbons see John Gibbons (disambiguation)
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| name = Tex Gibbons
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| position = Guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 175
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1907|10|7}}
| birth_place = Elk City, Oklahoma Territory, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1984|5|30|1907|10|7}}
| death_place = La Habra, California, U.S.
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| college = Southwestern (Kansas)
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{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold| 1936 Berlin | Team competition}}
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John Haskell "Tex" Gibbons (October 7, 1907 – May 30, 1984) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was the captain of the 1936 Olympics American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played one match.
He is also the father of Michael, Donald and educator William Gibbons.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002809/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/tex-gibbons-1.html Olympic profile]
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Category:Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Basketball players from Oklahoma
Category:Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
Category:People from Elk City, Oklahoma
Category:Phillips 66ers players
Category:Southwestern Moundbuilders men's basketball players
Category:United States men's national basketball team players
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Burials at Rose Hills Memorial Park
Category:Southwestern College (Kansas) alumni
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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